The Rising Tide

The Rising Tide is a historical fiction novel written by Margaret Deland. Set in the early 1900s, the book follows the lives of two families in the small town of Old Chester, Pennsylvania. The story begins with the arrival of a new family, the Leavitts, who move into the town's wealthiest neighborhood. The Leavitts are immediately welcomed by the town's elite, but their arrival causes tension and jealousy among the other families.As the story progresses, the lives of the Leavitts and the other families become intertwined. The novel explores themes of love, class, and societal expectations. It also touches on important historical events of the time, such as the suffrage movement and World War I.The Rising Tide is a beautifully written novel that captures the essence of small-town life in America during the early 1900s. It is a story of love, loss, and the power of community, and it will leave readers both moved and inspired.1915. With frontispiece by F. Walter Taylor. The novel begins: A single car-track ran through Payton Street, and over it, once in a while, a small car jogged along, drawn by two mules. Thirty years ago Payton Street had been shocked by the intrusion upon its gentility of a thing so noisy and vulgar as a street-car; but now, when the rest of the town was shuttled with trolleys and clamorous with speed, it seemed to itself an oasis of silence. Its gentility had ebbed along ago. The big houses, standing a little back from the sidewalk, were given over to lodgers or small businesses. Indeed, the Paytons were the only people left who belonged to Payton Street�������s past-and there was a barber shop next door to them, and a livery-stable across the street. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.